Curbed is making us think again with their new contest: name the ugliest building in San Francisco. And in a city famous for its twee charm, there's still an impressive from which to choose: Fox Plaza building, those ugly condos in the Outer Richmond and Outer Sunset, the structure across the street from the 16th Street Bart stations that houses a McDonalds, anything at the intersection of Van Ness and Market... the possibilities are endless. Head over to Curbed to make your aesthetic preferences heard. (For the record, this is the most beautiful/groundbreaking building in San Francisco.) more ›

A staple of the Sonoma-Marin Fair for 21 years, the World's Ugliest Dog Contest happened over the weekend. The winner? Pabst, this boxer-mix beauty, at right, with an extreme overunderbite. While the Chinese Crested breed has won the contest for more than seven years (they represented more than 50% of the entries this year), Pabst was easily the crowd favorite. According to the dog's owner, Miles Egstad from Citrus Heights, he was "given his name because he had a 'bitter beer face.'" Aw. What's more, Egstad took home $1,600 for "sweeping all three rounds ($100 for mutt class, $500 for runoff with the pedigree class winner, and $1,000 for World’s Ugliest Dog)," as well as an additional $1,000 and pupper jewelery that included "collars, leashes, and bowls plus a year-round modeling contract that Pabst signed with his paw." more ›